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Mark Coker ebook workshop, Sept. 29

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

The Sacramento branch of the California Writer’s Club hosted Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, for a presentation in January that I wrote about here: http://wp.me/pYql4-1DD Now we’re having him back to present a nuts and bolds workshop on ebook publishing … Continue reading →

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Sales of “Imagine” halted after author admits inventing quotations

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

In May, I reviewed Jonah Lehrer’s new book, Imagine:  How Creativity Works  http://wp.me/pYql4-1Rv.  I ended by saying, “This is a wonderful study for anyone interested in imagination, creativity, and the conditions which favor it.” Today I was saddened to read … Continue reading →

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An Author’s Guide to Publishing in 2012, by Amy Rogers.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Those who have followed thefirstgates for a while will be familiar with Dr. Amy Rogers. I reviewed her excellent first novel, Petroplague, in September, 2011 http://wp.me/pYql4-1ep.  In March of this year, she contributed a two part guest post detailing some … Continue reading →

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Files for Chapter 11

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching a deal with creditors to wipe out more than $3 billion in debt.  This will be the second major … Continue reading →

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A Bookstore Expedition

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I called it an expedition to motivate myself.  ”Bookstore” these days means Barnes & Noble, and I don’t like to go there very much.  I think you’ll see why in the course of this post. I went to look at … Continue reading →

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Mark Coker on the Justice Dept. vs. publishers

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Mark Coker, the founder of Smashwords, is probably the best known advocate of ebooks as an alternative to traditional publishing, yet he doesn’t want those publishers to disappear.  He made this clear in an article on cnn.com on Sunday entitled, … Continue reading →

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